The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-15
Confident Of Victory.

OOnHu6nC vi VlcLUry.
Amidst the din of battle and the
confusion of issues, the boasts of the
one side and the enthusiasm of the |
other, it is well to take a survey of
the situation without prejudice, in
order to arrive at correct conclusion
as to the strength of the popular
movement against the ring. That |
the Republican party is practically |
solid for the Bartlett and Brooks |
ticket is not questioned by the most
regular of regulars that the Repub-
lican vote of q ,547 cast in this city
for the Presidential ticket three years
ago. will be increased to nearly $4,000
at the next election, is very generally
conceded. At the last Presidential
election the Democrats polled 34,360
votes for Cleveland. The total vote
was $4,000, and the Democratic ma
jority about $500. With good or
ganization on both sides, it may be
possible to bring out 10000 votes,
which is about 1000 more than have
ever been polled. With 33 900 Re-
publican votes, the whole Democratic
strength, including independents.
anti ring Democrats, Democratic
knights of Labor and regular Dem
ocrats, would have to be 81 600, to
MAKE up the total of 10000. Hence
three or four thousand Democratic
votes are ali that Mr.. Bartlett needs
to carry the city. Four thousand
Democratic votes for Bartlett would
give $4,000 to the Democratic, and
81 900 to the Republican nominee, or
a majority of four thousand for the
latter. Three thousand Democratic
votes for Bartlett would make the
totals SO 900 for Bartlett and $4,000
for Latrobe, or a majority of two
thousand for the Republican nomi.
nee. Are there that many Demo-
Gratis potriotic enough TO diyest them
selves of party spirit for the common
good? The independent Democrats
claim there are three or four times
that many. If one-half or one third,
or even One-fourth of their claim is
based on fact, Mr.. Bartlett'S election
is assured, and Mr.. Brooks will fol-
low as a matter of course. The
knights of Labor, who have made
direct issue against Mr.. jackson,
must remember that Mr.. Bartletts
election will be the most powerful
lever for the defeat of Mr.. Jackson.
Voters interested in this election
must not forget rs. They must re-
member that after it was announced
that Mr.. Latrobe had received $500
majority at the October election, the
managers and workers employed the
time between the city and state cleo
tions in encouraging the strikers and
toughs of the city 20 acts of violence,
under promises of Office. The people
have not forgotten the brutal assaults
on C. Irving Ditty and many other
reform Democrats right under the
shadow of the City Hall on the day
before the November election of 1875.
They recolect the march of the
mobs of toughs through the streets
inhabited by colored people on the
morning of the election, and firing
pistols, breaking windows, and en-
tering the houses of colored voters.
The intention was to terrorize the
voters, white and colored, who in
tended voting for j. Morrison Harris
for governor, and S. Teackle Wallis
for attorney general. They knew the
counties were for reform, and the de-
sign was to give such large major
ity for the ring ticket in this city as
to secure its election. The most
brazen manager does not now deny
that the $4,000 majority in the city
for the Democratic ticket was obtain
ed by the most shameless frauds.
Many persons fear repetition of
these scenes and a similar result. A
telling majority for Bartlett in Octo-
Der would be ga crusher" to the ring,
and as an officer of the Democratic
organization admitted, 1.-THE bottom
would then drop out of the Demo-
cratic state ticket and the whole bus
mess would go TO pieces" The Bart
lett and Brooks tickets are bound up
together in this campaign, and the
election of one in October means the
election of the other in November.
There is confidence in the ranks of
the Reformers and Republicans that